Why Judge Koh’s Qualcomm FRAND ruling is a big deal

10 November 2018
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Michael Loney, New York

The ruling that Qualcomm must license SEPs to competitors on FRAND terms helps the FTC but will also have a wider impact – upending the licensing practices of SEP owners, who have criticised the decision

An important ruling in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
lawsuit against Qualcomm in the Northern District of California
raises many questions for standard essential patent (SEP)
holders, who are critical of the uncertainty created by
decisions out of the US...